Ohio clean energy groups will seek recusals from PUCO nominee

Energy News Network: The lawyer nominated to chair Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission would face frequent requests to recuse himself from matters involving positions he took on behalf of his past clients, which include large industrial companies and anti-wind energy activists.

Clean energy groups said they would seek to hold Sam Randazzo accountable for potential conflicts of interests if lawmakers confirm his nomination. As PUCO’s chair, Randazzo would also chair the Ohio Power Siting Board, which decides wind farm cases.

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